"What if this cursed hand

Were thicker than itself with brother's blood, ???

Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens

To wash it white as snow?"

Clearly a diplomacy player.




From: Adam Martin-Schwarze <smegdwarf(at)yahoo.com>
To: ddz999cat23(at)yahoo.com; drew3739o(at)yahoo.com; Garry Bledsoe <kielmarch(at)hotmail.com>; jhack16(at)gmail.com; Maxatrest(at)yahoo.co.uk; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; frankmartin(at)surewest.net; jmsaralegui(at)gmail.com; nephilli99(at)hotmail.com; matthew.kremer(at)yale.edu; Michael Sims <mike(at)fuzzylogicllc.net>
Cc: dci <dci(at)diplomaticcorp.com>
Sent: Thu, May 20, 2010 9:30:18 PM
Subject: Re: Adam: 2009 DCI Champion!


Thank you for the many congratulations I have received.  I cannot help feeling bashful and toeing the dirt sheepishly, because as I quoted to Joe about two weeks ago: "Deserves got nothin' to do with it." (Unforgiven, 1992).  I know we can debate just what "deserve" means, but I cannot escape the feeling that I have received this crown (a very comfy, stylish piece of headgear it is, too) because better (more deserving) players let it fall to my head.  Having said that...  Now that the crown is mine, I intend fully to embrace it as my own.  I will fulfill all ceremonial functions.  And I will not do anything that would tarnish or dishonour the crown (things such as: NMR'ing, abandoning, having nude pictures surface on the web...).

I will follow up with a proper EoG statement.  Hopefully tomorrow.  This was such a very excellent game that I hope to read several EoGs.  [It was probably the best game of Dip
I've had the honor to play in].

Mike Sims was superb as a GM.  No higher things can be said of a GM than that adjudications were always on time and that his decisions were predictably fair in a consistent manner.  Mike's humorous notes (especially the cautionary bedtime story about the player who did not submit orders on time...) added enjoyment.

This month, I was able to watch the Royal Shakespeare production of "Hamlet", starring David Tennant and Patrick Stewart, and it set my mind to wandering...  I was half-able to cast the play from DCI 274.  Jorge in the title role.  Joe as fiery Laertes.  Dan as both Claudius and as the deposed senior Hamlet.  Then, after the three principles have killed one another, Fortinbras (Turkey) walks in and claims the throne.  Polonius - Drew?  Ophelia - Max?  Gertrude - Nigel?  Oh, well...

Again, I'll submit a proper EoG
soon!

Royally,
  Adam